School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in Mauritania
Mauritania: School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower was 8.58 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritania, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 8.58 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritania peaked at 8.58 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.93 years, in 1995.
Mauritania ranks 129th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.93 years | — |
| 1998 | 5.64 years | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 5.78 years | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 5.82 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 5.72 years | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 5.75 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 5.86 years | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 6.24 years | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 6.27 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 6.41 years | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 6.48 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 6.39 years | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 6.85 years | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 7.06 years | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 7.08 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.29 years | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 7.46 years | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 7.46 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.63 years | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 7.1 years | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 7.04 years | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 7.34 years | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 7.49 years | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 7.52 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 8.14 years | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 8.58 years | +5.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 8.58 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.68 years, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 8.58 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.5 years, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.45 years | 4.93 years | 5.78 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.18 years | 5.72 years | 6.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.29 years | 7.04 years | 7.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.08 years | 7.52 years | 8.58 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,029 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 52,338 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 258,591 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1725 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritania?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritania was 8.58 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 8.58 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.93 years in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Mauritania ranks 129th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release